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May 2023
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Hinge: Justin McLeod (2021)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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In 2010, Justin McLeod was in business school, still trying to get over a bad breakup that had happened years before. Determined to solve his own problem and convinced that the best way to meet people was through friends of friends, he built an app to replicate that experience. Gradually, Hinge grew into a streamlined swiping platform that yielded mixed resu ... Show More
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